Logistics Information Technology - Track 870

Program Officer

Madeleine Fuentes, LCDR, USN

Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 220

[phone], DSN 756-7793

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Robert F. Mortlock, COL, USA (Ret.), Professor of Practice

Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room314

[phone], DSN 756-2672

[e-mail]

Brief Overview

The Logistics Information Technology graduate shall have the knowledge skills and competencies to: 1) Manage the acquisition of Information Systems; 2) Manage Information Systems and infrastructure support afloat and ashore; 3) Solve Information Systems engineering and management problems individually and in teams; 4) Effectively manage and lead in today's constantly changing digital world; 5) Develop and implement effective strategies and policies to take advantage of technological opportunities and mitigate risk; 6) Assimilate new technologies and transform organizations, processes, and strategies to compete in the marketplace or on the battlefield. These general education skill requirements are supported by the following topical educational skill requirements. This program integrates the 217 Advanced Acquisition Studies and 197 Chief Information Officer (CIO) certificates. Graduates are awarded fulfillment for DAWIA required training from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) for the Practitioner level of program management. The program integrates opportunities to earn the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification if desired.

Competency: Our graduates will be able to effectively manage logistics information technology resources.

Requirements for Entry

A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements.

Convenes

July

Program Length

Six Quarters

Degree

Requirements for the degree are met enroute to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements.

Subspecialty

Completion of this program qualifies a U.S. Navy officer as a Logistics - Information Technology subspecialist (subspecialty code 1309P). The 1309P code is applicable only to Supply Corps Officers (3100/3105/3107).

Typical Subspecialty Jobs

Project /Program Manager, Hardware Systems Command

Business Systems Center, Project Officer

Business Manager, PEO

CIO, Acquisition Office

Program Sponsor

Naval Supply Systems Command

Typical Course of Study:

Quarter 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
IS3001	Information Sciences for Defense		3	0
MN3010	Leading Innovative Organizations and People		4	0
MN3070	Fundamentals of Cost Benefit Analysis		4	0
NW3230	Strategy and War		4	2

Quarter 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
CS3600	Introduction to Cybersecurity		4	1
IS3201	Enterprise Database Management Systems		4	2
MN3301	Acquisition of Defense Systems		4	0
NW3285	Theater Security Decision Making		4	0

Quarter 3

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
IS3502	Network Operations I		4	2
IS3200	Enterprise Systems Analysis and Design		3	2
MN3302	Advanced Project Management		3	0
MN3309	Software Acquisition Management for Defense Systems		3	2

Quarter 4

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
IS4220	Technology Enabled Process Improvement		3	2
MN4045	Defense-Focused Managerial Inquiry		3	0
MN4470	Strategic Planning and Policy for the Acquisition Logistics Manager		4	0
NW3275	Joint Maritime Operations - part 1		4	0

Quarter 5

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
IS4205	Big Data Management, Architecture, and Applications		3	2
IS4300	Project Management for Enterprise Systems		3	2
MN4053	Defense Budget and Financial Management Policy		4	0
MN4090	Capstone Applied Project		0	6
NW3276	Joint Maritime Operations - part 2		2	2

Quarter 6

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
IS4182	Enterprise Information Systems Strategy and Policy		4	0
MN4014	Competitive Strategy and Innovation		4	0
MN4090	Capstone Applied Project		0	6
MN4307	Defense Acquisition Program Management Case Studies		4	0

* NW3230 required for USN and USMC; students completing JPME take all four Naval War College classes.

International students take American Life and Institutions (IT1500) and Communication Skills for International Officers (IT1600) in quarters 1 and 2.

Educational Skills Requirements (ESR)

Logistics Information Technology

Subspecialty 1309P

1. Information Systems Technology: The officer will have a thorough knowledge of information systems management to include: 1) computer system components; 2) computer networks: network architectures, protocols and standards; 3) database management systems: database technologies, object-oriented databases, data warehouses, OLAP, technical and administrative issues involved in the design, implementation and maintenance of database management systems.
2. Decision Support and Knowledge Management Systems: The student will have a thorough knowledge of problem identification, formulation, and application of systems to support decision making. The student will understand the purpose of executive information systems, group decision support systems, and contingency management systems and their potential impacts on public organizations and missions. The student will also be familiar with knowledge collection technologies designed to capture, categorize, store, retrieve and present knowledge.
3. Computer Security: The student will gain fundamental knowledge of the methods for ensuring integrity, confidentiality, authentication, and availability of computer resources, distributed databases, and networks.
4. Information Systems Analysis and Management: The officer will have a thorough knowledge of the following concepts to effectively manage the application of information systems to organizational goals: 1) Managerial Concepts: decision-making theory, microeconomics, marketing, operations analysis, statistics, financial management, organizational development, and research methodologies; 2) Evaluation of Information Systems: cost-performance (effectiveness) analysis; selection, evaluation, acquisition, installation and effective utilization of information systems hardware and software risk assessment; 3) Systems Analysis and Design: information systems feasibility, life cycle management, system requirements determination, system performance evaluation, conversion and maintenance of legacy systems, post-implementation evaluation; 4) Management of Information Systems: metrics evaluation, monitoring, capacity planning, human resource management, budgeting and financial control of computer centers, design of effective organization structure, understanding architectural constraints, control and security (INFOSEC) policies, and training requirements for both the user and support staff; 5) Adapting to Technological, Organizational, and Economic Changes: Evaluation of potential impacts of new technology on information systems and organizational strategy.
5. Military Applications: The officer must be able to combine analytical methods and technical expertise with operational experience for effective military applications to include: 1) DoD Decision-Making Process on Information Systems: DoD, DoN, OMB, and congressional decision making on information systems matters; 2) Information Technology Acquisition Management: Acquisition policies and procedures of the DoD, including: statutory framework, acquisition planning, contracting, and the planning, programming, and budgeting system; 3) Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Level 1.
6. Acquisition Sciences: the student will apply the principles, concepts, and techniques of Program Leadership and Management to lead program teams and manage the systems acquisition process. This involves the system life cycle process for requirements determination, research and development, funding and budgeting, procurement, systems engineering, test and evaluation, integrated logistics support; the interrelationship between reliability and logistics support as an element of system effectiveness in information systems and embedded weapon system software, particularly related to current policies and standards, software metrics, risk management, inspections, testing, integration, and post-deployment software support.
7. Independent Research: The graduate will demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research analysis and proficiency in communicating the results in writing and orally by means of a field application study. The research in information technology and its management will include problem formulation, decision criteria specification, decision modeling, data collection and experimentation, analysis, and evaluation.